Tag: Micheal Azira

I can’t believe this is only my second blog post this year! I am so behind! (Of course, I have been contributing to Sounder at Heart all season long.) Anyway, last night the Seattle Sounders took on FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The first half was not very …

What an amazing way to start the MLS season – Seattle Sounders beat the New England Revolution by a score of 3-0. The deadly striker duo of Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins started up right where they left off last year. Dempsey scored twice and Oba added a goal and …

Sounders huddle before the opening whistle as the singing and chanting Emerald City Supporters look on. (Photo by Mike Russell. All rights reserved.) The Sounders did it, they won major MLS silverware. In their sixth year in MLS, the Seattle Sounders were the best team in the league and claimed …

Before the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers played in the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, Seattle had to first defeat the San Jose Earthquakes. Which they did, in a penalty shootout. I’ve heard it said that watching the Sounders play in the US Open Cup at Starfire is like …

When archrivals Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers square off, it’s always going to be a battle. Wednesday night’s US Open Cup match out at Starfire Sports was no exception. It looked like the Sounders were going to win it after 90 minutes off an earlier goal from Osvaldo Alonso. But …

It was a long time coming, but the US Open Cup finally returned to Starfire Sports in Tukwila, WA. The Seattle Sounders took on amateur side, PSA Elite from Irvine, CA. It wasn’t much of a contest as the Sounders went on to win 5-0. But it was great to …

They did it again. The Seattle Sounders went down a goal early in the match (after FC Dallas converted on an arguably soft penalty call). But just like they have done so often this season, the Sounders came back to collect all three points. It was definitely not pretty to …

On another rain soaked night, the Seattle Sounders lost at home. This time to the Columbus Crew. Hopefully this isn’t becoming a trend, but it’s the second loss at home in a row. And it was a brutal way to lose – in the final seconds of the match. But …

Sounders’ preseason is officially over. This week they began preparations for the first match of the season against Sporting KC. On Tuesday I went down to Starfire to catch one last training. It was the first time I got the chance to see them since they returned from their latest …

It was the last day before the Sounders head down to Arizona for some warm weather training. There wasn’t a lot of action to shoot, since much of the session was devoted to speed and jump tests (part of which took place somewhere else). Anyway, this is the last dose …